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Development of a leisure/work interest inventory
The major purpose of this study was to develop an interest inventory that applies to both work and leisure activities. Data were collected from a sample of community college students and community adults enrolled in basic psychology courses. Development of the inventory was based on review of the …
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A vocational interest inventory for clothing, textiles, and interior design
… and revise or update the Johnson Home Economics Interest Inventory (JHEII) forming a vocational interest inventory for clothing, textiles, and interior design, Using the JHEII, as a base inventory, 20 items were chosen to describe each of the six vocations for the field. In the first phase of …
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How Does Using a Student Interest Inventory Benefit Teachers and Teacher Candidates?
Using a Student Interest Inventory and interest-aligned mathematics problems, this article connects interest alignment with student performance. The findings from this pilot study reveal students’ performance increased when interest-based problems were incorporated into their mathematics …
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A vocational interest inventory for the areas of child development and family relationships
… research was the development of a vocational interest inventory for the child development and family relationships areas. Three broad occupational areas covering the field - child development, family service, and teaching/extension - were identified. Responses of professionals concerning …
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Development of a Math Interest Inventory to Identify Gifted Students from Underrepresented and Diverse Populations
… to address this problem through development of interest measures specific to the STEM areas for use within an identification protocol. The current project developed a measure to assess interest in mathematics. The construct of interest was targeted as it is correlated with many positive factors …
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Concurrent Validity of the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory for Seventh-day Adventist Seminarians and Ministers
… study was to detemine if the Strong-Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) is a valid instrument for measuring the vocational interests of Seventh-day Adventist (SDA) seminarians and ministers and to discover if denominational differences exist on the SCII. Another purpose of the study was to …
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Examining the Relationship between Career Interests, Styles, and Subjective Well-Being with the Strong Interest Inventory
The Strong Interest Inventory (SII; Donnay, Morris, Schaubhut, & Thompson, 2005) has a broad research base commonly comprised of vocationally-relevant constructs such as career satisfaction (Hees, 2010), self-efficacy (Betz & Borgen, 2000), and educational aspirations (Rottinghaus, Lindley, Green, …
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Exploring Influences on Strong Interest Inventory Profiles: An Investigation of Demographic, Psychological, and Career Developmental Factors
The Strong Interest Inventory (SII) can prove challenging to interpret when a client presents with a pattern of interests that is (a) inconsistent, (b) undifferentiated, or (c) reflective of an extreme endorsement of one of the available response options. Despite the widespread use of the SII in …
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Structural Equivalence of Vocational Interests Across Culture and Gender: Differential Item Functioning in the Strong Interest Inventory
… the structural equivalence of the Strong Interest Inventory (SII: Harmon et al., 1994) across Icelandic and US cultures and across gender within culture. Gender differences in structure were also compared across countries. Methods developed within the framework of item response theory were …
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The relationship between college students' self-estimated interests and interests as measured by the strong Campbell interest inventory and the self-directed search
… was to determine the relationship among career interest profiles as estimated by the Self-Directed Search (SDS), the Strong Campbell Interest Inventory (SCII) and individual's self-estimates (SE). The thesis of this study was that college students can accurately estimate the scores they would …
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A Study of Changes in Vocational Interest Inventory Patterns and Scores After Two Years for Male College Students Initially Having No Primary Interest Patterns
… vocational counseling and additional vocational interest testing resulted in 84 respondents. The respondents were randomized into three treatment groups and a control group prior to the 1968 retest. The treatment conditions were designed to stimulate awareness of vocational interests in the …
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Convergent validity of True Colors™ Character Cards' Activity and Word Cluster Instrument with the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, Strong Interest Inventory, and Campbell Interest and Skill Survey
… Type Indicator (MBTI), Form G, the Strong Interest Inventory (SII), and the Campbell Interest and Skill Survey (CISS). Subjects completing the 4 assessments consisted of 56 students enrolled in a graduate-level human resource program. Data analyses included one-way ANOVAs, t-test for …
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Assessing Vocational Interests: Convergence and Divergence of Inventories and Informants
… the agreement among assessments of vocational interests. Study 1 evaluated the agreement among four interest inventories designed to assess John Holland's (1997) RIASEC vocational types (Strong Interest Inventory, SII; Self-Directed Search, SDS; O*Net Interest Profiler, IP; and Unisex ACT …
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Development of a career exploration inventory (CEI)
… this study was to develop a comprehensive career interest inventory based on Super's (1980, 1984) Life Span, Life Space Theory of Career Development, and McDaniels' (1983) concept of Career = Work + Leisure (C = W + L). Career counselors increasingly have recognized the importance of a …
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How accurate are interest inventories? A quantitative review of career choice hit rates
Every year, millions of people use interest inventories to help them make educational and career choices. The present meta-analysis examines the criterion-related validity of interest inventories in predicting career choice outcomes, such as college major choice and occupational membership. This …
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Repeated reading for students with special needs
… prior to repeated reading was also analyzed. An interest inventory measured students' reading motivation prior to and after the study procedure. The results showed that vocabulary instruction prior to repeated reading yielded the greatest improvement in word accuracy and comprehension overall. …
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What do interest inventories measure? The convergence and content validity of four RIASEC inventories
Most interest inventories aim to measure the same core interest traits based on Holland’s (1997) RIASEC model. Despite the widespread use of RIASEC interest inventories, little is known about the extent to which these inventories actually measure the same core constructs and provide similar career …
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A comparison of the effects of two methods of teaching reading on achievement of post I.T.A. children
… reading procedures. In addition, an interest inventory was administered to assess attitude and interest of the 1972-73 second grade pupils toward reading. The vital role reading plays in enabling students to reach their maximum potential gave this problem significance.
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An evaluative study of the effect of pupil sharing on the selection of library books and on reading vocabulary
… books borrowed, on the strengthening of reading interests, and on the improvement of vocabulary of second grade pupils.The study was conducted over a period of twelve weeks from the first pre test to the final post test.The subjects selected for the study were forty-two second grade pupils in two …
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Étude des relations entre les intérêts vocationnels non-professionnels, les besoins vocationnels et le niveau de l'intelligence d'une population mâle de neuvième année
… définis par les échelles du Minnesota Vocational Interest Inventory (MVII) de K. E. Clark et D. P. Campbell (1965) (voir appendice 1) et les besoins vocationnels tels que définis par les échelles du Minnesota Importance Questionnaire (MIQ) de E. G. Gay et D. J. Weiss (revision 1967) (voir …
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